Monday, September 24, 2012

September!

First day of Autumn -- hooray!! Not that the weather necessarily tells the story. Four of our guests are at the beach today, and temperatures are expected to be in the upper 70's. Though that it slated to change tomorrow, with slightly cooler temps scheduled for the rest of the week.

A little chill in the early morning air? Dark skies at 5:30 AM? Pink clouds as the sun comes up? I love it. I love fall, and all the trappings...and I love the sense of calm that pervades the Hamptons as Fall settles in. Gone is the frenetic summer crowd, desperate to pack every second of fun into their weekend, worried about whether the party is starting somewhere without them. It is so much easier to relax when you apprceciate that the hours when you can wear shorts are more limited. I've decorated the mantle for fall; I'll add pumpkins in October. I just can't let Halloween encroach on fall just yet...

And there is still so much to do. Up next weekend, Sept 28 & 29, is SEPTEMBERFEST, a celebration of arts and music and history and food in Southampton Village, beginning with a kickoff party on Friday night featuring the band New Life Crisis. Beginning at 10 AM on Saturday, there will be street musicians at various spots on Main Street, Job's Lane, and Agawam Park, Taste of the Hamptons and a chowder contest in the park, a farmer's market on the grounds of the Parrish Art Museum, arts and crafts activities, historical demonstrations, hay rides, rides in Wells Fargo's iconic stagecoach, concerts, art shows, and much more. The village will be HOPPING! Come visit and enjoy it!

Actually, the Parrish Art Museum has vacated the property on Job's Lane, and will celebrate its grand opening in its brand new quarters in Water Mill the weekend of November 11. Owned by the village, the grand old building that housed the art museum for over 110 years will continue to be a cultural hub for Southampton. And speaking of new tenants, the old Rogers Memorial Library was sold late this summer. It's rumored that, following restorations to the historic Queen Anne structure, it will reopen possibly as retail space. And, drum roll....Pottery Barn has signed a lease on the grand corner building on Main Street and Hampton Road that housed Saks Fifth Avenue for 60 years. It will be great to have the beautiful building that anchors the village occupied once more!

We've had some fun shops come to town this year, and with a little more room to breathe this week, I wandered downtown to check them out. There's a decided British note in the air in Southampton with shops such as Jack Wills and Grahame Fowler joining Ralph Lauren downtown. (Me, being an Anglophile, very much likes this, of course.) It looks like Ralph's current line is very equestrian, always a great look, but for the real deal, look for your barn coat at Horse Haven on Hampton Road. And of course, there's lots of end-of-season sale action happening.

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